Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is pleased to announce that Jorge M. Leon has joined the firm as a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group, effective July 15, 2013.
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Clifford Chance Advises Lenders on US$17.34 Billion Refinancing of Glencore Xstrata
Clifford Chance’s London, New York and Sydney offices recently advised a consortium of 80 Lenders on the US$17.34 billion refinancing of commodity trading and mining company Glencore Xstrata. The new revolving credit facilities are for general corporate purposes and replace the previous facilities of both Glencore and Xstrata.
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International law firm Clifford Chance is advising Cinven and its portfolio company, Enserve on the sale of Inenco, the energy division of EnServe, to Vitruvian Partners, its management team and Intermediate Capital Group Plc. EnServe, the energy and utility outsourcing business, was acquired by Cinven in a public to private transaction in 2010 when it was known as Spice PLC.
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Addleshaw Goddard Builds Its Corporate Credentials in the Energy Sector with Two Lateral Partner Hires
Addleshaw Goddard has accelerated its investment in its London energy offering with two new partner appointments.
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Shoosmiths has hired a new partner to head its Manchester property litigation team.
Orrick Expands White Collar Practice in New York
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Guy D. Singer has joined the firm as a partner in its White Collar and Corporate Investigations Practice Group, resident in New York. Mr. Singer joins Orrick from Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, where he was head of the Government Investigations and White Collar Group for the New York office. Prior to that, Mr. Singer served as a prosecutor for more than 13 years, at the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) in the Fraud Section, as an Assistant State Attorney at the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office, and as a Special Assistant United States Attorney.
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Dentons Boost Ranks in Chicago, Welcomes Erik W. Chalut
Dentons announced today that Erik W. Chalut has joined its Corporate Practice as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Chalut focuses on the general representation of business entities. In particular, he represents companies in cross-border transactions and in corporate transactions involving distress, including in restructuring situations.
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Morgan Lewis Broadens Commercial Litigation Capabilities in California
Morgan Lewis announced today that Daniel Grunfeld—an accomplished commercial litigator with deep public sector experience—has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Practice, resident in Los Angeles. Mr. Grunfeld will serve as leader of Morgan Lewis’s West Coast Litigation Practice. He most recently served as co-managing partner of the Los Angeles and Palo Alto offices and as co-chair of the Los Angeles office litigation department of Kaye Scholer.
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Ropes & Gray – Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. Buys Stake in Medicago in Transaction Valued at $357M
Ropes & Gray is providing U.S. legal counsel to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC) in its definitive arrangement agreement to acquire of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Medicago Inc., other than the shares currently held by Philip Morris Investments B.V. an affiliate of Philip Morris International Inc. and MTPC, in a transaction valued at approximately $357 million. The transaction was announced on July 12, 2013; and upon its completion, Medicago will be jointly owned by MTPC (60%) and PMI (40%).
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Dechert Advises Wells Fargo on £4 Billion UK Real Estate Acquisition
Leading international law firm Dechert LLP advised Wells Fargo in relation to the sale of £4 billion of loans and the London operations of Hypothekenbank Frankfurt (formerly Eurohypo) by Germany’s Commerzbank AG.
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